Chapter 6
“We don’t have to worry about being eaten, anyway,” said Keru. “Poor calf. I think it’s trapped.”
The reindeer groaned again as they slid down the hill. It certainly was trapped, and oddly enough alone. Calves weren’t usually by themselves without their mother, though older ones like this ensnared calf had been known to escape from time to time. Its mother was probably frantic with worry.
Santa’s reindeer, while they didn’t talk or sing like in the absurd human movie Fedment found on the internet, were quite intelligent. They shared social bonds, assisted their fellows in need, and frequently invented their own games. Reindeer mothers in particular were very devoted to their offspring and retained a familial tie even into their calves’ adulthood.